Tibet Fund is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1987. According to its NTEE Classification (Q12) the organization is classified as: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution, under the broad grouping of International, Foreign Affairs & National Security and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Tibet Fund employed 5 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Tibet Fund is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2021, Tibet Fund generated $9.5m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 5.1% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $9.8m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 7.0% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2014, Tibet Fund has awarded 72 individual grants totaling $1,601,012. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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THE FUND'S MISSION IS TO HELP TIBETANS REBUILD AND IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND PRESERVE THEIR DISTINCT CULTURAL HERITAGE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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HEALTH CARE - TIBET FUND WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WITHIN TIBETAN COMMUNITIES IN INDIA AND NEPAL WITH THE FUNDING RECEIVED FROM USAID AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEE, AND MIGRATION. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE CONFRONTED WITH SEVERAL DIVERS AND UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FRAGMENT THE LONG-ESTABLISHED SETTLEMENT LIFE, THEREBY THREATENING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE TIBETAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY ITSELF. INCREASING DEMOGRAPHIC AND OVERSEAS MIGRATION TRENDS, SCATTERED COMMUNITIES, INADEQUATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LACK OF INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, AND LACK OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD IN THE SETTLEMENTS HAVE ALL GIVEN WAY TO A NEW SET OF CHALLENGING SCENARIOS IN THE EXILED TIBETAN COMMUNITY. THE TIBET FUND PRIORITIZES STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT REVITALIZING THE TIBETAN SETTLEMENTS AND EMPOWERING THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. IN ADDITION TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION THROUGH FUNDING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FROM THE US GOVERNMENT AND OUR DONORS, WE WORK TO FACILITATE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB COMPETITIVENESS FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH. WE ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL GRASSROOTS TIBETAN NGO AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS LOCAL COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND ALSO TO REINFORCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN DELIVERING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND WELFARE SERVICES.
EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP - FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS, WITH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FROM 1988, THE TIBET FUND'S TIBETAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS ENABLED 466 TIBETAN REFUGEES TO EARN MASTERS DEGREES OR ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATES AT SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S FINEST ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.($638,659) THE FUND'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTED 468 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AT 41 SCHOOLS, INCLUDING 48 DISABLED CHILDREN, AND 296 MONKS AND 102 NUNS AT 20 MONASTERIES AND 14 NUNNERIES, 65 ELDERS IN PROGRAMS IN NEPAL AND INDIA, AND 27 TIBETAN PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS. THE FUND ALSO SUPPORTED 33 PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP FOR TIBETANS IN INDIA AND NEPAL ($316,051) IN ADDITION, TIBET FUND WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH THE FUNDING RECEIVED FROM USAID AND U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEE, AND MIGRATION.
CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS PRESERVATION - WITH THE FUNDING RECEIVED FROM USAID AND U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEE AN MIGRATION, TIBET FUND WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES AND SUSTAINING THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA AND NEPAL. ALSO THROUGH THE PRIVATE DONATION, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE MONKS AN NUNS OF 20 MONASTERIES AND 14 NUNNERIES. THEREBY THREATENING THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE TIBETAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY ITSELF. INCREASING DEMOGRAPHIC AND OVERSEAS MIGRATION TRENDS, SCATTERED COMMUNITIES, INADEQUATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LACK OF INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, AND ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD IN THE SETTLEMENTS, HAVE ALL GIVEN WAY TO A NEW SET OF CHALLENGING SCENARIOS IN THE EXILED TIBETAN COMMUNITY. THE TIBET FUND PRIORITIZES STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT REVITALIZING THE TIBETAN SETTLEMENTS AND EMPOWERING THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. IN ADDITION TO ALLEVIATING POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION THROUGH FUNDING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FROM THE US GOVERNMENT AND OUR DONORS, WE WORK TO FACILITATE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND JOB COMPETITIVENESS OF UNEMPLOYED YOUTH. WE ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL GRASSROOTS TIBETAN NGOS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS LOCAL COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND ALSO TO REINFORCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN DELIVERING SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND WELFARE SERVICES.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Robert Ankerson Vice President | Officer | 35 | $137,097 |
Lobsang Nyandak President | Officer | 35 | $136,842 |
Lhakpa Jhangowa Grants And Finance Officer | Officer | 35 | $56,156 |
Michael Lemle Chairman | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Geoffrey Menin Vice Chairman | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Tsewang Namgyal Trustee | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $268,794 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $7,672,113 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $1,450,437 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $9,391,344 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $0 |
Investment income | $97,431 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | -$10,553 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $47,714 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$18,289 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $9,507,647 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $481,384 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $245,301 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $8,358,293 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $402,331 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $313,226 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $109,220 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $5,989 |
Other employee benefits | $15,119 |
Payroll taxes | $37,029 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $41,408 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $17,061 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $17,939 |
Information technology | $6,267 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $18,591 |
Travel | $8,785 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $301 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $26,193 |
Insurance | $12,615 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $9,806,596 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $905,929 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $4,969 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $287,497 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $950,000 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $138,191 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $553,022 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $5,298,814 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $38,463 |
Total assets | $8,176,885 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $27,172 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $37,202 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $251,037 |
Total liabilities | $315,411 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $7,221,430 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $640,044 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $8,176,885 |
Over the last fiscal year, Tibet Fund has awarded $413,465 in support to 16 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURPOSE: Student Support | $67,814 |
New York, NY PURPOSE: Student Support | $54,842 |
Ithaca, NY PURPOSE: HHDL Library and Learning Center | $50,000 |
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO PURPOSE: Students Support | $33,296 |
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA PURPOSE: Students Support | $31,883 |
PLATEAUX LLC PURPOSE: Film Project | $25,705 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 26 grants that Tibet Fund has recieved totaling $423,662.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Meriama Fund San Francisco, CA PURPOSE: Program Support | $111,970 |
Rudolf Steiner Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA PURPOSE: FOR COVID RELIEF FOR TIBETAN REFUGEES IN BHUTAN, NEPAL, AND INDIA | $40,000 |
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund Washington, DC PURPOSE: General Support | $35,298 |
Ladybug Foundation Inc Louisville, CO PURPOSE: PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT - COVID EMERGENCY SUBSISTENCE RELIEF | $25,000 |
Sea Stone Foundation New York, NY PURPOSE: RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, OR ARTISTIC | $24,000 |
American Online Giving Foundation Inc Newark, DE PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT | $16,165 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
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Jerusalem Foundation Inc New York, NY | $41,082,907 | $16,301,645 |
American Society Of The University Of Haifa New York, NY | $7,655,758 | $11,239,823 |
Tibet Fund New York, NY | $8,176,885 | $9,507,647 |
Friends Of Ir David Inc New York, NY | $1,931,131 | $8,657,861 |
Yeshivas Chasidei Belz-Belz Institutions In Israel Brooklyn, NY | $1,824,863 | $9,693,412 |
United Board For Christian Higher Education In Asia New York, NY | $134,521,171 | $6,638,102 |
American Friends Of Maoz-Seal Inc Haverhill, MA | $984,752 | $8,827,434 |
American Friends Of Shalva Israel Inc New York, NY | $2,820,532 | $9,087,461 |
Bucks County Organization For Intercultural Advancement Princeton, NJ | $220,023 | $6,461,791 |
Association For Cultural Interchange Inc New York, NY | $233,666,936 | $20,017,646 |
Bayis Lepleitos Ateres Bonos Inc Brooklyn, NY | $1,664,185 | $5,696,760 |
Emunah Of America Inc New York, NY | $1,802,135 | $4,366,155 |